Healing was a terrifying and painful experience.... : Quote by Ellen Bass

“ Healing was a terrifying and painful experience and my life was as full of struggle and heartache as it had always been. Several years after I started therapy, I began to feel happy. I was stunned. I hadn't realized that the point of all this work on myself was to feel good. I thought it was just one more struggle in a long line of struggles. It took a while before I got used to the idea that my life had changed, that I felt happy, that I was actually content. Learning to tolerate feeling good is one of the nicest parts of healing. ”

Ellen Bass
  • From : The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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